scholarly journals Lithium ion adduction enables UPLC-MS/MS-based analysis of multi-class 3-hydroxyl group-containing keto-steroids

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuyi Wang ◽  
Kimiko Shimizu ◽  
Kanako Maehata ◽  
Yue Pan ◽  
Koki Sakurai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Brain ◽  
Tissue Sample ◽  
Multiple Reaction Monitoring ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Protonated Form ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Detection Sensitivity ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Precursor Ions

Steroids that contain a 3-hydroxyl group (3-OH steroids) are widely distributed in nature. During analysis with ESI-MS, they easily become dehydrated while in the protonated form, resulting in the production of several precursor ions and leading to low sensitivity of detection. To address this analytical challenge, here, we developed a method for the quantitation of 3-OH steroids by LC-MS/MS coupled with post-column addition of lithium (Li) ions to the mobile phase. The Li ion has a high affinity for the keto group of steroids, stabilizing their structures during ionization and permitting detection of analytes exclusively as the lithiated form. This not only improved the intensities of the precursor ions, but also promoted the formation of typical lithiated fragment ions. This improvement made the quantitation by multiple reaction monitoring more sensitive and reliable, as evidenced by 1.53–188 times enhanced detection sensitivity of 13 steroids that contained at least one keto and two hydroxyl groups or one keto and one 5-olefinic double bond, among 16 different 3-OH steroids. We deployed our newly developed method for profiling steroids in mouse brain tissue and identified six steroids in one tissue sample. Among these, 16-hydroxyestrone, tetrahydrocorticosterone, and 17α-hydroxypregnenolone were detected for the first time in the mouse brain. In summary, the method described here enables the detection of lithiated steroids by LC-MS/MS, including three 3-OH steroids not previously reported in the mouse brain. We anticipate that this new method may allow the determination of 3-OH steroids in different brain regions.

scholarly journals Synthesis of Arylene Ether-Type Hyperbranched Poly(triphenylamine) for Lithium Battery Cathodes

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 7885
Author(s):  
Inah Kang ◽  
Taewoong Lee ◽  
Young Rok Yoon ◽  
Jee Woo Kim ◽  
Byung-Kwon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Cycling Performance ◽  
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Aromatic Substitution ◽  
Hyperbranched Poly ◽  
Leaving Groups

We synthesized a new poly(triphenylamine), having a hyperbranched structure, and employed it in lithium-ion batteries as an organic cathode material. Two types of monomers were prepared with hydroxyl groups and nitro leaving groups, activated by a trifluoromethyl substituent, and then polymerized via the nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction. The reactivity of the monomers differed depending on the number of hydroxyl groups and the A2B type monomer with one hydroxyl group successfully produced poly(triphenylamine). Based on thermal, optical, and electrochemical analyses, a composite poly(triphenylamine) electrode was made. The electrochemical performance investigations confirmed that the lithium-ion batteries, fabricated with the poly(triphenylamine)-based cathodes, had reasonable specific capacity values and stable cycling performance, suggesting the potential of this hyperbranched polymer in cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

scholarly journals Reactivity of Aliphatic and Phenolic Hydroxyl Groups in Kraft Lignin towards 4,4′ MDI

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 2131
Author(s):  
Leonardo Dalseno Antonino ◽  
Júlia Rocha Gouveia ◽  
Rogério Ramos de Sousa Júnior ◽  
Guilherme Elias Saltarelli Garcia ◽  
Luara Carneiro Gobbo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Work ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
31P Nmr ◽  
Kraft Lignin ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate ◽  
Complex Chemical ◽  
Heterogeneous Reactivity ◽  
Phenolic Hydroxyl Groups

Several efforts have been dedicated to the development of lignin-based polyurethanes (PU) in recent years. The low and heterogeneous reactivity of lignin hydroxyl groups towards diisocyanates, arising from their highly complex chemical structure, limits the application of this biopolymer in PU synthesis. Besides the well-known differences in the reactivity of aliphatic and aromatic hydroxyl groups, experimental work in which the reactivity of both types of hydroxyl, especially the aromatic ones present in syringyl (S-unit), guaiacyl (G-unit), and p-hydroxyphenyl (H-unit) building units are considered and compared, is still lacking in the literature. In this work, the hydroxyl reactivity of two kraft lignin grades towards 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) was investigated. 31P NMR allowed the monitoring of the reactivity of each hydroxyl group in the lignin structure. FTIR spectra revealed the evolution of peaks related to hydroxyl consumption and urethane formation. These results might support new PU developments, including the use of unmodified lignin and the synthesis of MDI-functionalized biopolymers or prepolymers.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Antioxidant and Hydrophobic Properties of Alginate via Aromatic Derivatization: Preparation, Characterization, and Evaluation

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2575
Author(s):  
Smaher M. Elbayomi ◽  
Haili Wang ◽  
Tamer M. Tamer ◽  
Yezi You
Keyword(s):  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Gravimetric Analysis ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Benzoyl Group ◽  
Antioxidant Evaluation ◽  
Thermo Stability

The preparation of bioactive polymeric molecules requires the attention of scientists as it has a potential function in biomedical applications. In the current study, functional substitution of alginate with a benzoyl group was prepared via coupling its hydroxyl group with benzoyl chloride. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated the characteristic peaks of aromatic C=C in alginate derivative at 1431 cm−1. HNMR analysis demonstrated the aromatic protons at 7.5 ppm assigned to benzoyl groups attached to alginate hydroxyl groups. Wetting analysis showed a decrease in hydrophilicity in the new alginate derivative. Differential scanning calorimetry and thermal gravimetric analysis showed that the designed aromatic alginate derivative demonstrated higher thermo-stability than alginates. The aromatic alginate derivative displayed high anti-inflammatory properties compared to alginate. Finally, the in vitro antioxidant evaluation of the aromatic alginate derivative showed a significant increase in free radical scavenging activity compared to neat alginate against DPPH (2,2-diphenyll-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS free radicals. The obtained results proposed that the new alginate derivative could be employed for gene and drug delivery applications.

Learning Deficits Accompanied by Microglial Proliferation After the Long-Term Post-Injection of Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Extract in Mouse Brains

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 1701-1711
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Hayashi ◽  
Shotaro Shimonaka ◽  
Montasir Elahi ◽  
Shin-Ei Matsumoto ◽  
Koichi Ishiguro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Mouse Brain ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Insoluble Fraction ◽  
Brain Extract ◽  
Post Injection ◽  
Learning Deficits

Background: Human tauopathy brain injections into the mouse brain induce the development of tau aggregates, which spread to functionally connected brain regions; however, the features of this neurotoxicity remain unclear. One reason may be short observational periods because previous studies mostly used mutated-tau transgenic mice and needed to complete the study before these mice developed neurofibrillary tangles. Objective: To examine whether long-term incubation of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brain in the mouse brain cause functional decline. Methods: We herein used Tg601 mice, which overexpress wild-type human tau, and non-transgenic littermates (NTg) and injected an insoluble fraction of the AD brain into the unilateral hippocampus. Results: After a long-term (17–19 months) post-injection, mice exhibited learning deficits detected by the Barnes maze test. Aggregated tau pathology in the bilateral hippocampus was more prominent in Tg601 mice than in NTg mice. No significant changes were observed in the number of Neu-N positive cells or astrocytes in the hippocampus, whereas that of Iba-I-positive microglia increased after the AD brain injection. Conclusion: These results potentially implicate tau propagation in functional decline and indicate that long-term changes in non-mutated tau mice may reflect human pathological conditions.

Bisquaternary ammonium salts derived from 3α,12α-Diamino-5β-cholane and 3α,12α-Diamino-24-nor-5β-cholane

1971 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 521 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Ahmed ◽  
M Alauddin ◽  
B Caddy ◽  
M Martin-Smith ◽  
WTL Sidwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deoxycholic Acid ◽  
Ammonium Salts ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Amino Compound ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Lithium Aluminium Hydride ◽  
Lithium Aluminium ◽  
Polyhydric Alcohols ◽  
Methane Sulphonate ◽  
Methylene Group

The preparation of 3α,12α-bisdimethylamino-5β-cholane dimethiodide, 3α,12α-bisdimethylamino-5β-cholane dimethiodide, 3α,12α- bisdimethylamino-24-nor-5β-cholanedimethiodide, and 3α,12α- bisdimethylamino-24-nor-5β-cholanediethiodide, from deoxycholic acid are described. During this work it was found that attempted copper- quinoline decarboxylation of dehydrocholic acid gives rise to lactol formation, and that what had previously been considered to be 3α,12α- dihydroxy-5β-cholane is a mixture of this compound and 12α,24- dihydroxy-5β-cholane. Comparable selectivity of attack by methanesulphonyl chloride and toluene-p-sulphonyl chloride occurs with various polyhydric alcohols derived from bile acids, as evidenced from the products of reduction of the sulphonates with lithium aluminium hydride. With both 5α- and 5β-cholane derivatives, a C 3 equatorial hydroxyl group exhibits comparable reactivity to the terminal primary hydroxyl group, generated from the bile acid carboxylic group, towards both sulphonyl chlorides. With axial hydroxyl groups at C 7 and C 12, toluene-p-sulphonate formation is much more difficult than methane- sulphonate formation. Reduction by means of lithium aluminium hydride of equatorial sulphonate esters at C 7 and C 12 gives rise to a methylene group, but the axial sulphonates under the same conditions give the axial alcohol. The same clear distinction between equatorial and axial sulphonate esters is not observed at C 3 and C 6, but 17α- methanesulphonyloxy-5α-androstane gives 5α-androstane and the 17β- ester gives 17β-hydroxy-5α-androstane. Reduction of 12-oximino groups in both 5α- and 5β-cholanes with sodium and ethanol, hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, or lithium aluminium hydride gives solely the 12α-amino compound.

scholarly journals Transcriptome Atlases of Mouse Brain Reveals Differential Expression Across Brain Regions and Genetic Backgrounds

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Sun ◽  
Seunggeun Lee ◽  
Vasyl Zhabotynsky ◽  
Fei Zou ◽  
Fred A. Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Expression ◽  
Mouse Brain ◽  
Brain Regions

scholarly journals Zn(II) and Ag(I) complexes of N-allythioamides of pyrimidinyl (cyclohexenyl) carboxylic acids and products their proton- and iodocyclization

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Polina Borovyk ◽  
Mariia Litvinchuk ◽  
Anton Bentya ◽  
Svitlana Orysyk ◽  
Yurii Zborovskiy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carboxylic Acids ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Polymer Complexes ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Polynuclear Coordination Compounds ◽  
Complexation Reactions ◽  
Oxygen Atoms

The possibility of using N-allylcarbothioamide derivatives as well as products of their iodine- and proton-initiated electrophilic heterocyclizations as chelating agents in complexation reactions with Zn(II) and Ag(I) ions is shown. Processing of the obtained experimental data showed that N-allythioamides of pyrimidinyl (cyclohexenyl) carboxylic acids H2L1 – H2L3 and their proton- and iodo-cyclization products HL4, HL5 containing four nucleophilic reaction centers (two oxygen atoms of the carbonyl and hydroxyl groups and N-, S-carbothioamide groups or N-atoms of the dihydrothiazole moiety) are polydentate ligands capable of coordinating with metal ions to form stable six-membered chelate metallocycles. A series of new chelating mono-, bi- and polynuclear complexes Zn(II) and Ag (I) of the composition [Zn2L1,32]n, [Zn2(HL1-3)2(CH3COO)2], [Ag2(HL1,3)2]n, [Zn(HL1-3)2], [Ag(H2L3)2NO3], [Zn(HL4,5)2], K[Ag(HL4,5)2] were synthesized and isolated in solid state. Their molecular structure was established by methods of elemental chemical analysis, NMR 1H, IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. At a ratio of M:L 1:2, complexes were isolated in which two ligand molecules H2L1 − H2L3 are coordinated to the metal ion by the sulfur atoms of the carbothioamide group and the oxygen of the mono-deprotonated hydroxyl group. It was established that the products of the proton-/iodocyclization HL4, HL5 in the complex formation pass into the thione tautomeric form with coordination through the oxygen atoms of the deprotonated hydroxyl group and nitrogen atoms of the dihydrothiazole heterocycle. At M:L 1:1, binuclear or polynuclear coordination compounds are formed. It was shown that polymerisation in complexes [Zn2L1,32]n and [Ag2(HL1,3)2]n is due to the formation of Zn−(O2SN)−Zn and Ag−O−Ag polymer chains. Investigation of the solubility of the resulting complexes showed that the polymer complexes are weakly soluble or insoluble in DMSO, DMF, while the mononuclear are soluble in methanol, as well as in water.

scholarly journals Synthesis and biotical activity of bacterial cellulose 6-(2-phthalimidoethanesulfonate)

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Zoya P. Belousova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Cellulose ◽  
Side Reaction ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Cellulose Derivatives ◽  
Wound Surface ◽  
Reaction Products ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Hydroxymethyl Group ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal

Bacterial cellulose obtained by culturing Gluconacetobacter sucrofermentans in HS environment was converted to sulfonate derivatives using methane-, toluene- and 2-phthalimidoethanesulfonic acids in pyridine. When the ratio of the starting reagents is 1 : 1, the modification of bacterial cellulose according to the primary hydroxyl group of glucopyranose fragments is most likely. The formation of 6-substituted bacterial cellulose derivatives was observed in the reaction mixture. The IR spectra of the reaction products contain absorption bands, which are specific for (O–SO2) group in the region 1377-1338 cm−1 (as), 1178-1154 cm−1 (s), fragments of the corresponding sulfonic acids, as well as free hydroxyl groups of glucopyranose in the region 3495-3382 cm−1. Bacterial cellulose 2-phthalimidoethanesulfonate was dissolved in pyridine. After drying with a desiccant in a desiccator, it turned into a dense transparent film of brown color. The increased molecular film allows to explain the side reaction occurring between the oxo group and fragments of one of the chains of modified cellulose and the non-substituted hydroxymethyl group. The IR spectrum of bacterial cellulose 6-(2-phthalimidoethanesulfonate) contains absorption bands in the region 1711 cm−1, which are specific for (Ar–CO–O) group, and absorption bands in the region 1618 cm−1, which prove the presence of (CO–NH) group. In order to impart antibiotic properties to the bacterial cellulose 6-(2-phthalimido-ethanesulfonate) film, it was physically modified with clotrimazole. The obtained experimental data showed that the films subjected to treatment with a 1% solution of clotrimazole have antibacterial and antifungal effects and prevent the growth of pathogenic microbiota on the wound surface. The exit rates of clotrimazole from the bacterial cellulose 6-(2-phthalimidoethanesulfonate) film and from the pure bacterial cellulose film differed, but only slightly. 2-Phthalimidoethanesulfonate bacterial cellulose films can be used to form composites of effective wound covering, since in addition to the unique properties of bacterial cellulose itself (low allergenicity and adhesion to the wound surface, high hygroscopicity) they will have a regenerating effect.

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